List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2004-03-25

Reading Lolita in Tehran is currently #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List for Paperback Nonfiction

The Scripps College Humanities Institute presents:
(as part of the spring 2004 series "Life Stories")

"The Saving Power of Literature"
Azar Nafisi
Visiting Professor and Director of the SAIS Dialogue Project at the Foreign Policy Institute of the
Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (Washington, D.C.)

When: Thursday, March 25, 2004 4:15 p.m.
Where: Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College
Info: Humanities Institute at 1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711
Phone: (909) 621-8326
Website: http://www.scrippscol.edu/~dept/huminst/

This event is free and open to the public. Reception and book signing following talk.

Isfahan – A City Known as "Half of theWorld"

When: March 25th, 8:30-9:30PM
Where: 403 Ell Hall (EL)
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115

Lecture/demonstration on Iranian Traditional music by Ali Zarrin
Ali Zarrin is the direct descendant of master musicians Majid Kiani, Parviz Meshkatian and Asghar Bahari. His concert is unique experience where musician does solo improvisation within precise rules of the repertoire known as Radif.

DATE: Thursday March 25, 2004
TIME: 7 PM
LOCATION: Northeastern University, 440 Egan Center